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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin has chosen Metallica - Damage Inc. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnie Ballantine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurent Loughlin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin throws a hook but Ballantine avoids it easily.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ballantine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loughlin misses the body punch
and Ballantine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin misses with a hook
and Ballantine counters with a straight right hand.
Ballantine moves to clinch but Loughlin breaks away
and Loughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballantine to score with a decent uppercut.
Loughlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballantine moves to clinch but Loughlin breaks away
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballantine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loughlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballantine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with an uppercut.
Loughlin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballantine moves in looking to clinch but Loughlin pushes him off.
Good exchange - Ballantine coming out on top.
Ballantine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballantine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballantine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loughlin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut
and Ballantine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loughlin with a nice cross.
Loughlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Ballantine tries to clinch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ballantine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Loughlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Ballantine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballantine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ballantine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Loughlin. Beautiful body shot.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ballantine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballantine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballantine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballantine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loughlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballantine circles away quickly and effectively.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Loughlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballantine counters with a straight right hand.
Ballantine looks to land a right hand but Loughlin moved out of range.
Ballantine throws a lazy uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Loughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Loughlin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loughlin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loughlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ballantine looks to land a combination but Loughlin avoids it well.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loughlin scores with a hook to the body. Ballantine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballantine wants to clinch.
Ballantine drives through and clinches with Loughlin against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loughlin thows a body shot but no joy.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut
and Ballantine counters with a straight right hand.
Ballantine misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballantine misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Loughlin.
Ballantine looks to throw the jab but Loughlin is out of range.
Loughlin lands with an overhand left.
Ballantine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loughlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballantine stuns Loughlin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Loughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballantine ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
Loughlin missing with a left hand there. Ballantine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballantine checks the leg kick.
Loughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnie Ballantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ballantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Ballantine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballantine misses with a body shot
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ballantine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballantine misses with a hook
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Ballantine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ballantine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballantine. That snapped Loughlin's head back.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballantine scores with a jab.
Ballantine avoids a kick to the body.
Loughlin misses with a combination
and Ballantine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loughlin thinking.
The fighters circling - Ballantine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loughlin blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a body punch
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballantine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ballantine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loughlin.
Loughlin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ballantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballantine misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballantine doesn't manage to clinch there - Loughlin circles away.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loughlin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ballantine to counter with a crisp jab.
Loughlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ballantine misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ballantine's knee momentarily.
Loughlin catches Ballantine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine misses with a hook. Loughlin ducked under it nicely.
Ballantine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Loughlin wants to land a leg kick but Ballantine is out of range.
Ballantine throws a sloppy body shot
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballantine thinking.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ballantine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ballantine counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Loughlin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballantine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ballantine, as that shot connected.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ballantine misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ballantine throws a lazy right hand but Loughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Loughlin misses its intended target.
A jab from Ballantine does it's job there.
Ballantine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loughlin.
Loughlin takes a swing at Ballantine's ribcage but misses.
Ballantine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loughlin tests Ballantine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loughlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loughlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine with a jab.
Ballantine throws a lazy uppercut
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Ballantine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loughlin misses with a left hand
and Ballantine counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballantine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loughlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ballantine misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a left to the body.
Loughlin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
The crowd cheers as Ballantine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loughlin doesn't seem phased though.
Loughlin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ballantine throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballantine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Ballantine swings widly with a right hand
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loughlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballantine.
Loughlin jabs at Ballantine's body.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Ballantine ducked under it nicely.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballantine checks a leg kick.
Loughlin swings for the body but Ballantine moves out of range.
Loughlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin takes a swing at Ballantine's ribcage but misses.
Ballantine misses with a looping right.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Loughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Loughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loughlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ballantine misses with a hook
and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ballantine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loughlin throws an off balance right hand
and Ballantine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballantine throws a shot from downtown. Loughlin moves away and avoids it.
Loughlin misses with a body shot
and Ballantine moves into the clinch.
Ballantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin tries a body shot but Ballantine blocks it.
Loughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballantine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loughlin working aggressively here.
Ballantine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loughlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Loughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballantine misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballantine as Loughlin tries to tie him up.
Ballantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballantine.
Ballantine lands a left hand.
Loughlin trying to stall but Ballantine improves his position.
Loughlin tries to break the clinch but Ballantine is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Loughlin - that landed with a thud.
Ballantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loughlin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballantine. That snapped Loughlin's head back.
Loughlin throws a body punch but Ballantine moves out of range.
Ballantine swings for the body but Loughlin moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Loughlin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Loughlin!
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